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Market Commentary: Somewhat Tumultuous WASDE

The November WASDE report usually involves some tweaking of the numbers by USDA, and that is all it mostly was today, but with some quirky impacts. First, there were a few surprises but not dramatic ones and yet the report spurred larger to outsized volume in trading across the grain and oilseed contracts. There appeared to be an initial overreaction since overall pre-report lower trading initially jumped dramatically higher. January soybeans initially traded as much as 17 cents higher. However, after more fully absorbing the report’s nuances, contract values reversed and then wobbled closer to unchanged. The mixed reactions are understandable in context:CornBullish:USDA lowered 2024/25 corn yield by 0.38 percent, versus an expected sm...

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Market Commentary: Mixed Volume, Mixed Outcomes

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